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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><b>For Immediate Release <o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>Contact: Cathleen O’Malley<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>216.631.2727 ext. 212<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:comalley@cptonline.org">comalley@cptonline.org</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>December 12, 2013<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b>CPT’s Teatro Publico de Cleveland <o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b>presents an encore performance of<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><i>Cuando Cierras Your Eyes | When You Close Tus Ojos<o:p></o:p></i></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'>December 13 & 14<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'>Cleveland, OH – Back by popular demand, Cleveland Public Theatre’s Teatro Publico de Cleveland will present an encore performance of their inaugural production, a work-in-progress entitled <b><i>Cuando Cierras Your Eyes</i></b>. In November, the play was performed to sold-out houses and Cleveland’s newest Latin American theatre ensemble <i>hopes</i> to build on the momentum of what was deemed “some sort of miracle” and “a major cultural event” (La Prensa, Ohio & Michigan’s largest Latino/Hispanic newspaper).<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i>When You Close Tus Ojos</i></b><i> </i>weaves comedic scenes, ancestral stories and haunting tales into an original story that celebrates the multiplicity of Latin American identities in the Cleveland area. The play was developed collaboratively by Teatro Publico de Cleveland ensemble members and CPT’s Executive Artistic Director, Raymond Bobgan. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify;text-autospace:none'><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-top:5.0pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><i><span style='color:black'>“I think it’s beautiful how you can share your culture and you learn about your friends. It’s one of the most beautiful things I take from Teatro Publico.”</span></i><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-top:5.0pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><span style='color:black'>– Ernesto Luna Camargo – Teatro Publico de Cleveland ensemble member<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The new play development process included a series of free, open-to-the-public theatre and storytelling workshops held at the Cleveland Public Theatre and the Julia De Burgos Cultural Arts Center in Cleveland’s Gordon Square Arts District neighborhood. Community members shared stories, family memories and legends originating from their native countries: Uruguay, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Guatemala, Peru and Colombia. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The 2013 Teatro Publico de Cleveland ensemble is comprised of amateur and professional theatre artists: Antonio Barrios, Ernesto Luna Camargo, Liz Gonzalez, Dante Fernando Larzabal, Letitia Lopez, Lorna McLain, Alejandro Moreno, Alejandro Rivera, Neiza Rivera, Rafael Rivera, Blanca Salva and Pablo Santiago.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Teatro Publico de Cleveland was created through the Cleveland Foundation’s “Engaging the Future” program. The program seeks to support the growth of a Cleveland-based Latin American theatre ensemble, whose work will reflect the artistic goals, interests and ideals of its members. Teatro Publico community partners include the Julia de Burgos Cultural Arts Center, Artistas Latinos Unidos and Young Latino Network. John Shibley of EmcArts served as the project consultant.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The work-in-progress play <b><i>Cuando Cierras Your Eyes</i></b> will be presented for an encore performance on December 13 and 14, 7:00pm, at Cleveland Public Theatre’s James Levin Theatre, 6415 Detroit Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44102. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tickets to this event are $6 and available for purchase online at <a href="http://www.cptonline.org">www.cptonline.org</a>, by phone at (216) 631-2727 x 501, or at the door.<o:p></o:p></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 6.75pt;padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=Default align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>CPT develops new, adventurous work; and nurtures Northeastern Ohio artists – particularly those whose work is inventive, intelligent, and socially conscious.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>For more information about <b><i>Cuando Cierras Your Eyes</i></b> or other upcoming productions at CPT, please visit <a href="http://www.cptonline.org">www.cptonline.org</a> or contact Cathleen O’Malley, Director of Audience Engagement & Media Relations at 216.631.2727 x 212 or <a href="mailto:comalley@cptonline.org">comalley@cptonline.org</a>. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>